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Medicare coverage will change in 2025. Some boomers are already struggling to keep up with their medical bills.
The 2025 enrollment period for Medicare opened recently. Some older Americans' deductibles, prescri…
Allie Kelly,Juliana Kaplan
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Kamala Harris' pitch to families struggling to care for both kids and aging parents: Medicare for in-home eldercare
Kamala Harris proposed Medicare coverage for in-home eldercare, which cost families an average of n…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Trump is unstable, obsessed with revenge: Harris
In discussing her policy plans, she cast herself as a president who would expand Medicare to cover …
PTI
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Trump's new platform pledges to 'end inflation' and maintain the retirement age to receive Social Security and Medicare benefits
Former President Donald Trump's platform for the GOP outlines 20 principles, ranging from the econo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Musk's DOGE wants to 'delete' entire government agencies. Here's where the most people are employed and what they make.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated trimming headcount at government agencies. BI looked at …
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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Trump's plans to change healthcare could slash insurance for some low-income Americans and retirees
Trump said during his campaign that he'd make changes to the Affordable Care Act. His plans could r…
Allie Kelly
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2 maps show how Americans rely on income like Social Security more than they used to
An aging population and high healthcare costs mean that more Americans are leaning on government as…
Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff
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Elon Musk is looking to cut government waste. Here's what the US spends money on right now.
Trump selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to identify areas to cut government spending. The US s…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
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A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
Pennsylvania is among the top states with the fastest-growing older population. It sets the stage f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Medicare shake-up sends Humana stock down 23% in a week for its worst drop since 2009
Medicare plans to downgrade ratings on some of the Humana's health insurance plans. The stock has f…
Kelly Cloonan
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Kamala Harris wants to expand student-loan forgiveness for 10,000 doctors and nurses who agree to work in rural areas
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of student-loan forgiveness programs to recr…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Boomers spent their lives accumulating stuff. Now their kids are stuck with it.
Baby boomers spent decades buying stuff. Now they have to have difficult conversations with their k…
Emily Stewart
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A retired boomer splits his time between Nebraska and Mexico. He says life is affordable in Puerto Vallarta and there's a lively LGBTQ+ community.
Bill MacKenzie, 67, said Puerto Vallarta, Mexico provides an affordable, relaxing retirement.
John Towfighi
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A boomer said he's struggling to survive on Social Security after retiring early to care full-time for his wife
Robert Papalia, 74, retired early to care for his ailing wife, Marie, and they're struggling financ…
Noah Sheidlower
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Over a million boomers on Medicare could save big on prescription drugs next year
Boomers will benefit from President Joe Biden's $2,000 cap on prescription drugs for cancer, rheuma…
Allie Kelly
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The US economy could get hit by a double whammy on September 30, if 2 major negotiations are not hammered out
Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dock…
Erin Snodgrass
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A Texas baby boomer who retired at 60 and moved to Mexico says housing, food, and a good life are cheaper, but gas is more expensive
Geary Bartmess III retired at age 60 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after a career as a lawyer in Tex…
John Towfighi
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Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food,…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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A boomer lives on $1,768 monthly Social Security and says she's a few hundred dollars away from losing access to necessities
Michelle Russell, 70, lives on her monthly Social Security income but it isn't enough to pay her bi…
Allie Kelly
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Biden highlighted Medicare and Medicaid expansion, lower drug prices, and abortion access in his State of the Union. Here's a look at his healthcare record.
In his State of the Union address, Biden touted his accomplishments for Medicare and Medicaid expan…